17 APRIL 2004, page 20

The Hogs Of War

Mercenaries make big money in Iraq but, says Sam Kiley, the 'outsourcing' of security work is adding to the chaos in the country T hey bustle through the Palestine Hotel lobby......

Theodore Dalrymple

Whenever I go into a second-hand bookshop, which is often, I regret that I shall not live to be a thousand. There is so much I should like to read, and so much I should like to......